Dr. John McDougall, our founder and fearless pioneer, passed away peacefully at home at age 77 on June 22, 2024. A stroke at 18 set him on a path to transform healthcare and empower people …

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In this special introduction to the McDougall Program, you’ll learn in detail how to put this powerful healing approach to work for you. This is exactly the same program that's been helping people for …

Enroll to transform your health in 12 days through medical guidance, nutrition education and lifestyle coaching from the McDougall team. Learn to use food as medicine to regain energy, loss weight and …

Watch and read the inspiring success stories of people who reclaimed their health by following the McDougall Program. Some put chronic ailments behind them, others experienced dramatic weight …

Dr. John McDougall was a physician, speaker, and best-selling author who taught the importance of a whole food, starch-based diet in order to halt, reverse and heal chronic disease.

The secret of the McDougall Program is to make starches the centerpiece of your diet with various fruits and vegetables added to the mix. To make these meals taste great, just add your favorite sauces …

With the McDougall Program, you simply eat the right foods when you’re hungry until you’re comfortably full and satisfied. Some have put chronic ailments like arthritis or high blood pressure and cholesterol …

Dr. McDougall is the founder of the nationally renowned McDougall Program: a ten-day residential program in Santa Rosa, California where medical miracles occur through diet and lifestyle changes.

The McDougall Program is a diet of plant foods, including whole grains and whole-grain products (such as pasta, tortillas and whole-grain bread), and a wide assortment of vegetables and fruit.